Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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